Skare Explained

Official Name:Skare
Other Name:Skarde
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Vestland#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Western Norway
Subdivision Name2:Vestland
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Hardanger
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Ullensvang
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Total Km2:0.33
Population As Of:2019
Population Total:333
Population Density Km2:1009
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:5763 Skare
Elevation M:313
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:59.9358°N 6.5939°W

Skare or Skarde is a village in Ullensvang municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located about straight south of the town of Odda and about northwest of the village of Seljestad. The village sits at the junction of Norwegian National Road 13 and European route E134. Skare Church is located in the village.[2]

The 0.33km2 village has a population (2019) of 333 and a population density of .[3]

The Espelandsfossen waterfall lies about north of the village, just off the side of the National Road 13.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Skare, Odda (Hordaland). yr.no. Norwegian. 2014-06-07.
  2. Web site: Skare. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2014-06-07.
  3. Web site: Statistisk sentralbyrå . Statistics Norway . 1 January 2019 . Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality .